Intro
Gm--Eb-D-Cm-
Gm--Eb-D-Cm-
Verse 1:
G Em
Well I could be brief
But what would that change?
C
I just beg to borrow
G
time Adding minutes
Em C
to my life To long for
something I can't buy
Em
And I try to look
like I'm fine
C
But there's proof
in every phrase
G
And these rings
Em
around my tired
C
eyes say something's
gotta change
Refrain 1:
B
Ashes ashes
Em
Buried in
his mattress
B
Slept in flames
Em
And smothered
(hold)
in his blanket
Chorus 1:
Em
Stay with me
C
Bear with me
G
I F#m F# novelty
B
But I'm twice
the man I used to
Em
be Oh agony (agony)
C
Bear with me
G
I am a dying breed
B
But I'm twice
the man I used to
B
be Ashes ashes
Verse 2:
Em
Well I do believe that
C
our decline is pre-disposed
G Em
But it keeps me on my
C
toes I can't accept
what I can't control
Em
And I pray that
I can be cured
C
And never leave
this place
G Em
Lady luck beyond
my sight as I'm
C
just withering away
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 2:
Em
Stay with me
C
Bear with me
G
I F#m F# novelty
B
But I'm twice
the man I used to
Em
be Oh agony (agony)
C
Bear with me
G
I am a dying breed
B
But I'm twice
D--
the man I used to be
Bridge:
Em Bm C
And it's too
D
late for me
Em Bm
I've been
C D Em Bm
talking in my sleep
C
And I've got
D Em C B
nothing to say to me
Refrain 2:
Em
Ashes ashes
C
Buried in
his mattress
Em
Slept in flames
C
And smothered
in his blanket
Chorus 3:
Em
Stay with me
C
Bear with me
G
I F#m F# novelty
B
But I'm twice
the man I used to
Em
be Oh agony (agony)
C
Bear with me
G
I am a dying breed
B
But I'm twice
D--(hold)
the man I used to be